Shareholder Engagement Project

"One day, our children and grandchildren may ask us, 'When it was all on the line, what did you do?' And the only acceptable answer is, everything we could." - the late Cecile Richards. Join fellow foundations who are committed to activating every tool they can to further their missions:

If you're attending ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities's Annual Conference this year, check out SEP's session on April 6 to learn how foundations can align more of their assets with their values, by leveraging shareholder engagement strategies. Grateful to Ricshawn Adkins Roane, Executive Director of the Weissberg Foundation and current SEP participant, for bringing Renaye Manley, MBA, Eric Horvath and others together for what should be a great session.

Express your foundation's interest in a future SEP cohort this week! The form will close this Friday, January 31. Interest form: https://lnkd.in/erJsN5ye CC: Laura Campos, Laura Nixon, Stacey Faella and Eric Horvath

Even with increasing headwinds, #foundations in the Shareholder Engagement Project remain steadfast in their conviction and commitment to activating 100% of their endowment's assets for impact:

Rhia Ventures and a growing number of investors are looking to the quality and comprehensiveness of employees’ #reproductive and #maternal #healthcare benefits, as an important indicator of their portfolio companies’ human capital management policies and practices. Thankful for Shelley Alpern (Rhia) and Laura Nixon (The Educational Foundation of America) for their many years of shareholder advocacy for reproductive health, rights and justice.

For foundations looking to increase their impact and align more of their assets with their values, express your interest in a potential future SEP cohort here: https://lnkd.in/ePuh2Xs7

A small peak into what we're working on this month at the Shareholder Engagement Project! Stay tuned for more announcements to support and potentially participate. Tremendous gratitude to Nadira Narine, Christina Herman, Shelley Alpern and Beth Young for sharing their wisdom with us recently.

The Woodcock Foundation's Executive Director, Stacey Faella, believes shareholder engagement is one of the clearest ways to have impact through your public equities portfolio. Learn more about Woodcock's recent journey into this work, which Stacey describes in a piece she wrote for Impact Entrepreneur this past summer: https://lnkd.in/dcGqpj-n

From our conversation earlier this week, it's clear that this work will be more important than ever. Check out our quick recap for key takeaways, and reach out if you want to leverage more of your #endowment to drive #impact aligned with your foundation's mission. CC: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)

The New York Foundation funds community organizing and grassroots advocacy led by and for people who live in #NYC. Rickke Mananzala, NYF's President and SEP participant, sees how aligned this work is with NYF's mission: